Pencil-holder



s. P. KAY.

PENCIL HOLDER.

' APPLICATIQN FILED AUG.18. 1919:

1,338,933, Patented a '4, 1920.

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' Pencil-Roman.

To all whom it may concern:

P. KAY, a citizen of the United 'States, residing at Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in PenciL.

Holders, of -which the following is a. specification. I

The object of this invention is a new and improved pencil holder which can be permanently fastened into the pocket and the pencil inserted therein and taken out therefrom without danger of breaking the pencil point;

This and other objects of this invention will be fully illustrated in, the glrawings, described in thespecification an out in the claims at the end thereof. e

,In the accompanying drawings: U Figure 1 is a side elevation of thepencil holder.

' Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the holder, the section being taken on the line 2%- x of Figs; 1 and 4.

Fig. 3 is a cross section of the pencil holder, the section being taken on the line 3"--3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4-is an end elevation of the pencil holder. a Fig. 5 'is a sectional view'of'a modified form of the pencil holder.

In the several figures of the drawing,

like reference numerals indicate like parts;

The pencil holder forming the subject matter of this invention comprises the metal tube 1, which has one end thereof slightly closed as indicated at 2 in Figs'l and 2.

' The other end of the tube is split into pref erably the three sections'3, 4 and-5. Each of.these sections extends toward the rear end of the pencil, holder about one third. of the full length thereof and is -separated from the other by the slots 6, 7 and 8 re-. spectively. I q

The sections 3, 4 and 5 form suitable spring members which are adapted to press f against the outside of the pencil when inserted between them and thusoperate to hold the pencil firmly in place in the holder. The section or spring member has an exspecification of Letters Patent,

to provide pointed *Patented:May4,1 92 (l. Application filed au u t 18, 1919. Serial at; 31am:

sionis turned back over the top of the secj I tion 3, leaving a small space between them.

.Theextension 9 thus forms an additional spring member between which and the member 3 the edge'of the pocket may be forced in order to support the holder'securely on .eithe r the outside orinside of the pocket.

' Near'the partially closed end of the'jtube l are provided the four inwardly projecting prongs 10, 11, 12 ,and 13.. These prongs are punched out ofthe sides or wall of the tube 1 and form an integral part therewith but leave triangular shaped openings in the tube at the point where the prongs have been bent inwardly. The prongs 10, 11, 12 and 13- are bent toward each other on the inside of the tube in order to leave a space of reduced diameter to that bf the tube be--- tween them. In this way, these prongs form a stop against which the tapered endof the wooden part of the pencil abuts when the pencil is inserted, into the holder.- The pointed lead or graphite coreof the pencil, however, is allowed to project between and thereof as shown in dotted lines in Fig.

small springs so that when the pencil point is forced against them on the insertion of the .pencil into the holder, these pron s op-- A firm support for both'the pencil bodand the pencil point is thus secured whic beyond the prongs, but is held centrallg The prongs 10, 11, .12 andf13 al'so'act' as not only holds the pencil in place inthe H holder, but also insures the pointthereof from breaking while in place 1n the holder.

In Fig. 5 is-shown the tube 1 as having a rectangular cross section audit! is understood that any other form of cross section may be used-in connection with this in! vention.

I claim:

1.-.In a pencil holder, the combinationof a tube, a series of spring lugs punched out" :of the wallof said tube and bent inwardly thereof, said lugs surrounding and forming yielding 'stops' for the pencil point of the pencil held centrally in place insaidholde'rpencil held centrally in place in said holder thereby, the adjacentends of said tube being" 10 thereby. partially closed to protect the pencil point 2. -In a pencil holder, the combination 0i held suspended in place in said tube by said 5. etube, a series of spring lugs punched out spring lngs.

' of the wall of said tube and 'bent inwardly In testimony wher'eef I afiix my signeture;

thereofisaid'lugs surroundin' and forming i yleldingstops for the penci point of the 'SAMUEL P. KAY, 

